The benefits of getting a franchise, especially for those who have no business experience like OFWs, include a fully-developed, turn-key business system. It’s like a plug-and-play device for computers and electronic gadgets; just plug it and it will run by itself. See also Franchising and Entrepreneurship and Franchising Option for Pinoy Entrepreneurs.

The importance of entrepreneurs and small businesses is recognized in the Philippines. As previously noted, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) had admitted that “it is widely accepted that small and medium enterprises play a very important and significant role in the economic and social development of a country”.

The third Young Entrepreneurs Summit, themed “Be Smart, Be Enterprising,” is scheduled on 23 September 2011 at the World Trade Center. Organized by GoNegosyo, the summit aims to reinforce an enterprising spirit and to empower the entrepreneurs of tomorrow with the relevant entrepreneurship tools to help them move up in life.

One of the more transparent and helpful materials handed out by the exhibitors during the 10th Filipino Franchise Show is that of Binalot (see franchise details), a food franchise which serves top Filipino dishes wrapped in banana leaves. The material reflects the following Steps in Franchising, used for our purposes as an illustration of the [...]

Around a decade ago while in college, the friendly Manang Labandera would visit our boarding house to bring the clean and pressed clothes, while picking up the dirty ones. Shirts, pants, blankets, everything is game. Each one is priced differently. Manang Labandera is still around these days, except that she is under siege by laundry [...]

The 10th Filipino Franchise Show is scheduled on 21-24 July 2011 at the World Trade Center Metro Manila, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The World Trade Center (WTC) calendar indicates the registered event name:  The 10th Filipino Franchise Show, Franchising Expo & Business Opportunity 2011. Franchising is one of the recently popular options for [...]

The demand of offices and companies remains throughout the year. For schools, papers (thesis, research paper, term paper, reports, or whatever it is called) are required during or after the semester/school year. Supplies that will be consumed will have to be replenished. With steady demand comes the need for a steady supply. The following should [...]

We need to improve our reaction time to broadcast business opportunities to members of the Pinoy Entrepreneurs community. As earlier noted, there’s obviously a lag time between any communication and the posting of the details in this Business Blog, so we strongly suggest that you use the My.Pinoy-Business feature so the post is automatically uploaded. [...]

(Note: We received a communication from Mr. Charlie Ledesma of the Ateneo Management Association, regarding the Big Bang Bazaar scheduled on May 30-April 1, 2011 at the NBC Tent. Community members who are interested to become concessionaires could contact then directly, through the numbers listed below. As an aside, since there’s obviously a lag time [...]

Renewable Energy resources do not have an upper limit on the total quantity to be used. Such resources are renewable on a regular basis and their renewal rate is rapid making them available over an indefinite period of time. These include, among others, biomass, solar, wind, geothermal, ocean energy and hydropower.